[arkh]

> People of our age group expected internet technologies to be democratising and empowering.

*People of your age group who knew and had access to Internet

30 years ago, most people were not using internet. They did not expect anything from something they did not know anything about.

Nowadays internet is a daily tool for billions from all age, from most countries and from many economic levels. It has been democratized. It has empowered a lot of people. And I'm sure many would like it to help do more of it. I'd bet more than during your time.

[graemep]

> Nowadays internet is a daily tool for billions from all age

Which we expected

> It has been democratized.

Anything but. More people using it not democratising it. More people sharing control is democratising.

> It has empowered a lot of people

Not as much as it should have, not anywhere like as much.

[bryanrasmussen]

It has been democratized in one angle, that of the technical ability to use the internet being taught and disseminated wide enough that people can use it, it has been privatized in another angle meaning that while people can travel through the internet it is through private grounds they travel, and private tolls they must pay.

[camgunz]

> It has been democratized in one angle, that of the technical ability to use the internet being taught and disseminated wide enough that people can use it.

The platforms work really hard to make it seem like you're using them, but in truth they're using you.